That's a wrap for our Vivaldi's Four Seasons matinée, and our musicians are set to do it all again at 7:30pm! Live tickets for tonight are still on our website and your ticket also grants you 14-day access to the concert recording. HPO Principal Second Violin Bethany Bergman put on an incredible performance of The Four Seasons as this concert's soloist. Here is what she told The Spec about preparing and performing a Baroque work: “The HPO is a modern symphonic orchestra, whose members play on modern instruments and bows with modern set-ups. As such, the instruments will be tuned at a modern pitch (A=440 Hz), played on steel or synthetic strings, and the modern, longer bows will also pull a more pronounced and bigger sound out of the instruments. Baroque instruments generally are smaller, are tuned a semitone lower, and are played on gut strings. The bows are shorter and lighter, which is fantastic for baroque-style instruments, but not so much on a modern instrument,” she said. “If I were to play on a baroque instrument and bow, it would only make sense if we were all playing on baroque instruments and bows. I do not feel that Vivaldi would mind the brilliance and power of our instruments, range of colour and dynamic, and higher pitch. The music is beautiful and evocative on any instrument.” Read the full article here: https://www.thespec.com/entertainment/music/opinion/2022/05/12/hamilton-philharmonic-orchestra-vivaldi-four-seasons.html #HPO #HPOmusicians #Baroque #Violin #Solo #Concert #Orchestra #Livemusic #hamont #hamontmusic

Only two days left until Vivaldi's Four Seasons rings through FirstOntario Concert Hall! Did you know these four concertos are in part based on sonnets said to also be written by Vivaldi himself? Each 3-part sonnet and concerto reflect one another, both in structure and in the scenes each section or movement depicts through music, from the festivities of spring and autumn to the harsh storms of summer and winter and more. Swipe through these images to read each sonnet and enrich your listening experience this weekend! VIVALDI'S FOUR SEASONS Saturday, May 14 2pm Matinée 7:30pm Evening Get tickets here (LINK IN BIO): https://www.hpo.org/event/vivaldis-four-seasons-2/ *** Primary Music Teachers, share this rich work marrying literature and music with your students! THE FOUR SEASONS STUDENT CONCERT HPO performance + supplementary lesson materials (LINK IN BIO) https://www.hpo.org/school_event/vivaldis-four-seasons/ #Vivaldi #Spring #Summer #Autumn #Winter #HPO #Hamont #Hamontmusic #violin #solo #baroque #seasons #poetry #music #concert #educationconcert #musiclesson #musicteacher #Musiceducator #teacher #Educator #hwdsb #halton #haltondsb #hdsb